Key Concepts: Income Distribution and
Poverty, The Poor, Government Antipoverty Policies
The Heritage Center for Data Analysis
Scroll down the page and survey the income inequality analysis information
featured in each chart (there are 14 charts). Review the current analysis of
income quintiles.
- What percentage of total
income is distributed to the bottom and top quintiles?
- Identify potential demographic
and social factors that can help to explain the current income inequality.
(Hint: consider charts 9–12).
- Explain how progressive
taxes can help to shift the Lorenz curve towards the line of income equality.
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